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Bush v. City of Philadelphia

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Jul 8, 2010
CIVIL ACTION NO. 09-4798 (E.D. Pa. Jul. 8, 2010)

Summary

ruling that the plaintiff was not entitled to default judgment because the plaintiff's claim was insufficient, and the defendant's failure to strictly comply with Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 did not result in any prejudice

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Opinion

CIVIL ACTION NO. 09-4798.

July 8, 2010


ORDER


AND NOW, this 4th day of February, 2010, for the reasons set forth in the accompanying Memorandum, it is hereby ORDERED as follows:

1. Defendant's Motion to Dismiss (Dkt. No. 6) is GRANTED;
2. Plaintiff's Request for Default and Default Judgment (Dkt. No. 5) is DENIED;
3. Plaintiff's Motion for Court to Sign Judgment Under Rule 55 (Dkt. No. 7) is DENIED;
4. Plaintiff's Motions to Amend (Dkt. Nos. 10, 12 and 13) are DENIED; and
5. Plaintiff's Motions to Grant Relief in Complaint Based on 13 Counts of Misconduct and 4 Year Delay by District Based Wrong Ruling (Dkt. Nos. 9 and 11) are DENIED as MOOT.

While styled merely as "Amendment to Grant Relief" (Dkt. No. 12) and "Amendment of Rule 9(b)" (Dkt. No. 13), the Court liberally construes Plaintiff's pleadings as motions to amend his Complaint.


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Bush v. City of Philadelphia

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Jul 8, 2010
CIVIL ACTION NO. 09-4798 (E.D. Pa. Jul. 8, 2010)

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Case details for

Bush v. City of Philadelphia

Case Details

Full title:GERALD BUSH, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA and PHILADELPHIA POLICE…

Court:United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Date published: Jul 8, 2010

Citations

CIVIL ACTION NO. 09-4798 (E.D. Pa. Jul. 8, 2010)

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